3:35: As if today weren't crazy enough, Bobby Ryan is dealt to the Ottawa Senators, who quickly moved to make up for the loss of Daniel Alfredsson. The Ducks gets Jacob Silfverberg, Stefan Noesen and a first-round pick.

3:10: Valtteri Flilppula signs with Tampa Bay for $25 million over five years. Guess he gave up on the idea of being a No. 1 center somewhere. Still in the marketplace: Jarome Iginla, Jaromir Jagr, Derek Roy, Dan Cleary, Mikhail Grabovski, among others.

3:05: Eric Nystrom is going to the Nashville Predators, $10 million over four years.

2:45: Washington signed role player Joel Ward from Nashville in 2011 and Predators signed role player Matt Hendricks from Washington in 2013. Touche. It was a good signing by the Predators, who were looking for more feistiness in their bottom six forwards.

2:24: Stephen Weiss deal in Detroit is five years with a salary cap hit of $4.9 million a season. This is like the old days when the Red Wings used to get who they wanted on trade deadline day.

2:20: Blackhawks re-signed Michal Rozsival for two years and Michal Handzus for one.

2:15: Avalanche announce signing of defenseman Andre Benoit, who had three goals and seven assists in 33 games last with the Senators. Gets one-year deal.

2:10: Jarome Iginla is still the biggest name in the marketplace. The Red Wings were thought to be interested in Iginla, but not if they get Stephen Weiss.

1:52: As expected, David Clarkson joins the Maple Leafs. Full details are not yet completed. But it will be a seven-year deal. This signing is a big win for the Maple Leafs.

Multiple reports also say that Tyler Bozak has re-signed for $21 million over five years. Phil Kessel tweeted that he was glad to have his buddy back with the Leafs.

1:45: Missed this one earlier. Flames send fifth-round pick to the Blues for defenseman Kris Russell, sign the restricted free agent to a one-year, $1.5 million deal.

1:40: The Predators signed Viktor Stalberg and are expected to land Matt Cullen.

Stalberg, making $12 million over four years, went through a scoring slump during the playoffs, and was even benched for some games by coach Joel Quenneville. But he's a former 22-goal scorer with exceptional skating ability.

In Chicago, Stalberg was an extra piece and in Nashville he will be a key player. The Predators believe he will respond favorably to the new role.

Cullen is a slick offensive player, who has six 40-point seasons and had 27 points in 42 last season in Minnesota.

1:20: Multiple reports that Ryane Clowe signed with Devils five years at $24.25 million. That would qualify as perhaps the most surprising contract of the day. Clowe is coming off a poor season.

1:15: Agent Allan Walsh announced Pierre-Marc Bouchard signed with the Islanders. One-year deal.

1:07: Can confirm seven years, $37.1 million for Nathan Horton in Columbus. $30 million over that in the first five years. He has missed 75 games over the last five seasons, including concussion issues. He will need offseason shoulder surgery.

1:05: The San Jose Sharks make official their five-year extension for Logan Couture.

1: Rob Scuderi signs with the Penguins for $13.5 million over four years. He won a Stanley Cup with them in 2009. Known for his shot blocking and defensive ability.

12:47: Evgeni Nabokov returning to the New York Islanders. One-year deal.

12:46: Mike Ribeiro looks to be going to Phoenix Coyotes with four-year deal.

12:43: Flyers get their second goaltender, signing Ray Emery. He played there in 2009-10. One-year deal is worth $1.65 million.

12:40: Michal Handzus close to re-signing with Chicago, and Viktor Stalberg is close to signing elsewhere

12:40: Defenseman Mike Komisarek signs with the Carolina Hurricanes. One-year deal is worth $700,000, but don't forget that he has $2.33 million coming to him over the next two years in buyout money. He gets a no-trade, no-move clause.

12:35: Look for the Nashville Predators to make a splash. They're close on a couple free agents. They're trying to land a top-six forward and a gritty role player.

12:25: Daniel Alfredsson to Red Wings is official, according to Helene St. James. One-year

12:20: The Edmonton Oilers hope they have altered the compete level of their defense by signing Andrew Ference to a four-year contract.

Ference, 34, played for the Boston Bruins during the Stanley Cup Final, and he is known as a battler who doesn't back down. He's very popular with the news media because of his intelligent approach to the game. Fascinating person.

Would be considered among the top 25 more desirable players in the marketplace.

12:05: Ron Hainsey has multiple teams interested. Columbus expected to make a splash

12:02: Let the shopping begin. Red Wings should announce Daniel Alfredsson. Rob Scuderi has Pittsburgh on his short list. Toronto is expected to have a big announcement

11: The eight-year extension to Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux is officially announced. The deal averages $8.25 million, a record for the Flyers. He said it was important to him to get the extension done before the season. "From now on, we can start focusing on the right thing," he said.

10:40: The Dallas Stars' ownership is clearly getting their money's worth out of the decision to hire Jim Nill as the team's new general manager. No GM is being more aggressive than Nill when it comes to changing the look of his team.

Since the Stanley Cup Final, Nill has:

- Signed Sergei Gonchar as a short-term fix to their need for another offensive defenseman.

- Drafted Valeri Nichushkin, who has the potential to be the best player coming out of the 2013 draft. Other teams passed on him because he is Russian and has the Kontinental Hockey League as an

- Traded for Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley, two centers who will change the look of the team's offense. That allows Jamie Benn to move back to wing.option.

- Acquired Shawn Horcoff from Edmonton on Friday for defenseman Philip Larsen and a seventh-round pick in 2016.

Nill is clearly going to change the culture and look of this team. He's creating a buzz in Dallas.

10:20 a.m.: Defenseman Mike Komisarek, who was bought out by Toronto, has three or four teams interested in signing him. He has played 519 NHL games.